PL 6.08Grating
The child grates cheese with a rotary grater, then grates carrot on a box grater using a food holder, for snack.
Presentation
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Invite the child. Wash hands and put on aprons.
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Show the rotary grater: place a piece of cheese in the hopper and press the lid down.
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Turn the crank with your other hand. Watch the grated cheese fall into the bowl.
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On another day, show the box grater: stand it on the mat on the board and hold the top handle with your non-dominant hand.
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Fix the carrot in the food holder. Push it down the large holes from top to bottom, lift, and repeat. Pushing only downward is the difficulty isolated here.
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Stop when the holder reaches the grater; set the carrot end aside.
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Tap the grater to free the last shreds and serve the grated food.
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Wash the grater with the brush, never with fingers. Invite the child to grate.
What catches the child’s eye
- Thin shreds curling out of the grater
- The pile in the bowl growing
Extensions, easiest to hardest
- Grate cheese to top a snack
- Grate carrot for a salad
- Grate an apple and compare it with apple slices
Control of error
The food holder stops before the blades; a piece that gets too short no longer reaches the holes.
Ready to move on when the child…
- Uses the rotary grater without help
- Grates on the box grater with the holder, strokes going down
- Cleans the grater with the brush
Guide note
Present one-to-one and watch every use of the box grater. Check for dairy allergy. The holes cut skin: clean the grater with a brush.